A New Type of Green Juice!
Did you know that cannabis can be juiced into a cup for health benefits? As a matter of fact, raw cannabis can be consumed just like any other leafy green! Raw cannabis may help the body regulate the immune systemprevent inflammatory conditions...
Another Perspective of Cannabis – Cannabidiol (CBD)
“But what has generated the renewed interest and excitement are the anecdotal reports that some children with otherwise untreatable severe epilepsies respond well to CBD extracts and oils (please see Porter & Jacobson 2013; Hussain et al. 2015).” Read...
Cannabis and Sleeping Disorders
Roll roll roll, flip flip flip, and an hour later, you are still on your bed with your eyes wide open? Want a good night's sleep? Cannabis may be able to help. A study published in June 2015 tried to find out the mechanism of how cannabis improves sleep...
Cannabis & Obesity
“In this large cross-sectional adult survey with high prevalence of both substance use and obesity, cannabis use in the past year was associated with lower BMI, lower percentage fat mass, lower fasting insulin, and HOMA-IR (insulin resistance). As a result,...
Short-Term Memory Loss & Cannabis
Do you ever get blamed for being forgetful? Long-term cannabis use has been associated with poor short-term memory. Why is that? Let’s go through some fast facts about the mechanisms. What are the receptors in the endocannabinoid system? There are three...
Another View of Marijuana Clinics and Dispensaries
Marijuana Clinics and Dispensaries In the ideal world, patients think physicians are magicians. Once they pay a visit to the doctor and take the prescribed medication, conditions would improve. Our health care system expects physicians to know patients by a...
Cannabis & Bone Health Magic Tricks
Photo by Nino Liverani on Unsplash Bones frame our bodies, providing protection to our organs. Bone density and strength decrease as we grow older, frequently resulting in broken bones. Cannabis to the rescue — at least in rats! Bones are made up of calcium,...
